During the design phase of the house, we searched and searched for a good kitchen backsplash that was Mid-century Modern enough, easy to keep clean, and not sky-high expensive. What were our options? Well, the easiest and most popular was to just extend our quartz countertop up the wall another four inches. Meh. Had the … Continue reading What–no backsplash?
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274th day after start. Our home looking neat and organized goes in cycles. One day it's all clean and bright and cheery; the next it's a disaster. Moving the kitchen from the rental threw our new kitchen into chaos for the last few days (and counting). We didn't install the pantry drawers at the same time … Continue reading It’s All About the Process: Assembling All 15 Ikea Kitchen Pantry Drawers at Once
258th day of build. Stuff is just happening so fast right now. And so slowly. It is ending up that L.M. and I are doing a lot of the last-minute stuff, and I'm not sure how that happened. We had some guys put in baseboards, but we've had to take some out again (even after … Continue reading It’s Kind of a Flurry
248th day of build. Yesterday and today (Friday and Saturday) saw some good progress. Carpeting was installed (it took one guy two days). We finished installing most of the drawers and doors in the kitchen (I'll post a more detailed explanation of this experience in Part 2 of kitchen installation later). We started assembling the … Continue reading It Was a Productive Weekend
244th day of build. (about 35 weeks) The HVAC guys showed up today and hooked some stuff up. They had misplaced the remotes for the upstairs minisplits, but had the downstairs one, and by the time L.M. and I got back there in the evening, it was up and running. I'm pretty sure it was … Continue reading Heat! Well, Downstairs at Least
239th day of build. (about 34 weeks) After electrical workers have worked in our house for four days straight, we can finally turn on some lights. Also, the countertop guys were a few days earlier than expected, which is fantastic. They look great (the countertops, not the guys). Window Guy came to install the handles … Continue reading Lights! Countertops! etc. (Plus Finding the Right Birch Finish)
Waaaaaaay back when we were interviewing builders to see how much our house would cost to build and even before we bought the land, we made sure to ask each one of them what their thoughts were on allowing us to install our own Ikea kitchen. A negative answer was a deal-breaker; that's how important … Continue reading Our Experience with Installing an Ikea Sektion Kitchen (Part 1: Just the Cabinets)
227th day of build. That's right, all the boxes are installed in time for the countertop guy to make a template on Monday. I'm just going to show you a couple photos of the day's work in this post, and I'll follow up with a more detailed account of how it all went down soon. … Continue reading Drumroll, Please…The Ikea Kitchen Cabinets Are In!
224th day of build. (32 weeks) Including the number of weeks in these posts makes this build feel like a pregnancy. And it looks like it will last just as long. The biggest difference is that the last six weeks whiz by in a build; not so much with a pregnancy. This past week has … Continue reading Main Level Painting Done, Floor Started, HVAC Progress, Ikea Kitchen Cabinets Started
Remember, this series of posts only deals with acquiring an Ikea kitchen. The installation process will be covered when we actually have a house to put it in. (You can read Part 1 of the installation process here.) Lessons learned (remember that we live far away from Ikea): Know what you want/don't want in a … Continue reading Lessons Learned (Buying an Ikea kitchen, Part 3)
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